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Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has said the government plans to build six specialised hospitals, each with 100 beds on 100 bighas of land, to ensure better healthcare facilities for workers.
Replying to a question in parliament on Monday (November 9), the prime minister said the hospitals would be constructed in six major industrial areas of the country — Tongi, Ashulia, Kaliakair, Narayanganj, Savar and Chattogram.
“The government has taken a plan to build six hospitals, each on 100 bighas of land, to ensure proper medical treatment for workers. These hospitals will be exclusively dedicated to providing healthcare services to our workers,” he said.
Tarique Rahman said the government was concerned about the healthcare needs of people from all walks of life, including industrial workers, and was working to improve access to medical services.
Referring to the country’s situation over the past 16 years, he alleged that the previous authoritarian regime had weakened Bangladesh’s energy, mineral resources and industrial sectors through policies that increased dependence on imports.
He also accused the previous government of systematically undermining the country’s healthcare system, particularly healthcare services for rural people.
The prime minister said the healthcare system had been weakened to such an extent that people were compelled to travel to a particular foreign country for medical treatment.
He also recalled that the opposition leader had raised concerns about the country’s healthcare system during a recent parliamentary session.
Tarique Rahman said the current government had been elected by the people and was committed to working for all sections of society. Ensuring better healthcare facilities for workers was also part of that commitment, he added.
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